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sinkingfeeling

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37. I'm all for it. I like the Illinois law.

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I'm not sure how I feel. What do you think? Assisted Suicide. [View all] DUU Feb 17 OP

Dr Kavorkian won me over about it IbogaProject Feb 17 #1

I am currently a caretaker JoseBalow Feb 17 #6

Sending warm wishes to you and your loved one Grim Chieftain Feb 17 #9

Thank you JoseBalow Feb 17 #15

CEOs of many companies are extremely well compensated True Dough Feb 18 #28

Thank you, amigo JoseBalow Feb 18 #44

All in Easterncedar Feb 17 #2

Which would probably be the number one reason as things stand. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Feb 18 #31

I think if anyone has the right to decide if you die Eko Feb 17 #3

Agreed. zanana1 Feb 19 #57

I'm for it as long as JBTaurus83 Feb 17 #4

I am not sure how this would be any different than the current procedures that they have to do the same. OldBaldy1701E Feb 18 #32

I am definitely pro on this. Always have been. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 17 #5

"I'm not sure how I feel about assisted suicide." J_William_Ryan Feb 17 #7

Yep. OldBaldy1701E Feb 18 #33

All in. No one would argue for letting an animal Phoenix61 Feb 17 #8

Good point Grim Chieftain Feb 17 #11

I very recently had to do the same JoseBalow Feb 17 #19

Hugs to you friend Grim Chieftain Feb 17 #21

Thank you JoseBalow Feb 18 #23

I was thinking the same while reading thru this... Cloudhopper Feb 18 #24

Just a thought. For our family, I came up with the terminology "liberating the spirit." 3catwoman3 Feb 18 #29

Thank you so much for Cloudhopper Feb 19 #58

I am so sorry Grim Chieftain Feb 18 #40

Thank you for your kind words. Cloudhopper Feb 19 #59

Like with every other topic of the sort: it depends. RockRaven Feb 17 #10

Pro Faux pas Feb 17 #12

Fully support this. Anyone who has watched a loved one suffer, or been there themselves Marie Marie Feb 17 #13

Completely support it. jmbar2 Feb 17 #14

Participated in this Ferryboat Feb 17 #16

In Canada you have to have a terminal illness and be lucid. applegrove Feb 17 #17

A friend in Canada, wonderful woman who had a full life in service to others. Attilatheblond Feb 17 #18

FOR Skittles Feb 17 #20

Death with Dignity is a great organization and getting the message thru to legislators. I prefer it to "assisted suicide Deuxcents Feb 18 #22

The alternative for many who would choose mnhtnbb Feb 18 #25

my last words to a neighbor, just a few weeks ago rampartd Feb 18 #26

A much better term is MAID -- Medical Assistance In Dying. 3catwoman3 Feb 18 #27

absolutely PRO markie Feb 18 #30

It is the ultimate freedom in self determination genxlib Feb 18 #34

As of February 18, 2026, Pennsylvania House Bill 1109 (the "Compassionate Aid in Dying Act") is currently referred.... Goonch Feb 18 #35

ALL in. Ferrets are Cool Feb 18 #36

I'm all for it. I like the Illinois law. sinkingfeeling Feb 18 #37

As a registered nurse markodochartaigh Feb 18 #38

I've been a supporter all my life mike_c Feb 18 #39

me too, mike_c some_of_us_are_sane Feb 18 #41

Seems like only churches are against it. multigraincracker Feb 18 #42

See this article that Diana Rigg's daughter, Rachael Stirling, wrote about Rigg's final days: highplainsdem Feb 18 #43

I support assisted suicide but I share concerns of those with disabilities. quaint Feb 18 #45

Basically? None of my business. malthaussen Feb 18 #46

i suspect it will actually prolong life for some, like hospice care does. mopinko Feb 18 #47

100% behind it justaprogressive Feb 18 #48

It depends what's on the other side. Intractable Feb 18 #49

I am a retired nurse. I saw some patients suffer terribly before the end came. I also saw quadriplegics who lived Dorothy V Feb 18 #50

We are more humane to our pets than our people sometimes OC375 Feb 18 #51

Totally pro TexasBushwhacker Feb 18 #52

Guard rails are needed to protect the vulnerable, but I support self-determination. JustKay Feb 18 #53

Colorado has been an assisted suicide state since 2024. Laffy Kat Feb 18 #54

100% Pro. (n/t) Iggo Feb 18 #55

When someone in pain with no prospect of anything Figarosmom Feb 19 #56